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Fintech industry developments, differences between Europe and the US

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Malwarebytes Labs-- “Put your money in the bank and you can watch it grow.” If there is a statement that shows us how much the financial world has changed it’s this one. With the introduction of negative interest, companies and consumers with a large amount of liquid assets are looking for a different way to … Continue reading Fintech industry developments, differences between Europe and the US

Report: 97% of Cybersecurity Companies Have Leaked Data on the Dark Web

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The Hacker News-- In a new report into the global cybersecurity industry's exposure on the Dark Web this year, global application security company, ImmuniWeb, uncovered that 97% of leading cybersecurity companies have data leaks or other security incidents exposed on the Dark Web, while on average, there are over 4,000 stolen credentials and other sensitive … Continue reading Report: 97% of Cybersecurity Companies Have Leaked Data on the Dark Web

Recovering a lost phone number using hacker mindset

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InfoSec Write-ups - Medium-- Recovering a lost phone number using the hacker mindsetRecently I have lost an important phone number accidentally as a consequence of wiping the data partition of my Android device (due to an OS upgrade migrating from the official but unsupported LineageOS branch to my unofficial but up-to-date supported LineageOS builds). All of … Continue reading Recovering a lost phone number using hacker mindset

CISA: Chinese Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Devices to Target U.S. Agencies

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The Hacker News-- The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a new advisory on Monday about a wave of cyberattacks carried by Chinese nation-state actors targeting US government agencies and private entities. "CISA has observed Chinese [Ministry of State Security]-affiliated cyber threat actors operating from the People's Republic of China using commercially available … Continue reading CISA: Chinese Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Devices to Target U.S. Agencies

How to Use SUDO_KILLER to Identify & Abuse Sudo Misconfigurations

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Null Byte « WonderHowTo-- Sudo is a necessity on most Linux systems, most of which are probably being used as web servers. While the principle of least privilege is typically applied, sudo misconfigurations can easily lead to privilege escalation if not properly mediated. Which brings us to SUDO_KILLER, a tool used to identify sudo misconfigurations … Continue reading How to Use SUDO_KILLER to Identify & Abuse Sudo Misconfigurations